Wimbledon Championships 1955 / women's singles

Wimbledon Championships 1955
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Wimbledon Championships women singles
1954 ◄ 1955 ► 1956
Grand Slams 1955 women's singles
Australian Championships French International Tennis Championships Wimbledon Championships US National Championships

Women's singles of the 1955 Wimbledon Championships .

The winner was Louise Brough .

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Doris Hart Semifinals 02.  Louise Brough victory 03.  Beverley Fleitz final 04th  Angela Mortimer Second round

No. Player Round reached 05.  Dorothy Knode Quarter finals 06th  Darlene Hard Semifinals 07th  Beryl Penrose Quarter finals 08th.  Angela Buxton Quarter finals

Tournament schedule

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

D. Hart

6th

6th

5

D. Knode

4th

3

1

D. Hart

3

0

3

B. Fleitz

6th

6th

3

B. Fleitz

6th

6th

8th

A. Buxton

2

2

3

B. Fleitz

5

6th

2

L. Brough

7th

8th

6th

D. Hard

6th

6th

Z. Körmöczy

2

3

6th

D. Hard

3

6th

2

L. Brough

6th

8th

7th

B. Penrose

2

0

2

L. Brough

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

D. Hart

6th

6th

N. Hopman

1

0

1

D. Hart

6th

6th

D. Kilian

2

1

K. Hubbell

2

1

D. Kilian

6th

6th

1

D. Hart

6th

6th

MJ de Riba

1

3

M. Parker

6th

6th

A. Clarke

1

2

M. Parker

2

4th

MJ de Riba

6th

6th

L. Pericoli

7th

1

2

MJ de Riba

5

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

5

D. Knode

6th

2

7th

F. Muller

4th

6th

5

5

D. Knode

6th

4th

6th

M. Dittmeyer

3

6th

3

K. Stott

4th

6th

3

M. Dittmeyer

6th

1

6th

5

D. Knode

6th

6th

S. Bloomer

2

2

H. Macfarlane

3

3

S. Bloomer

6th

6th

S. Bloomer

6th

6th

V. Lewis

4th

1

V. Lewis

6th

6th

I. Schuh-Proxauf

2

2

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

3

B. Fleitz

6th

6th

I. Pohmann

0

2

3

B. Fleitz

6th

6th

B. Woodgate

1

6th

6th

B. Woodgate

3

1

P. Hird

6th

4th

1

3

B. Fleitz

6th

6th

S. Schmitt

6th

6th

D. Spiers

4th

1

V. Pitt

3

0

S. Schmitt

4th

1

D. Spiers

3

6th

6th

D. Spiers

6th

6th

P. Dawson-Scott

6th

2

4th

3

B. Fleitz

6th

6th

S. Chatrier

6th

6th

S. Chatrier

3

0

Q

J. Macleod

1

1

S. Chatrier

6th

6th

Q

N. Kemsey-Bourne

6th

6th

Q

N. Kemsey-Bourne

1

2

P. Coessens

3

2

S. Chatrier

6th

6th

R. Lauder

6th

6th

J. Knight

2

0

L. Cawthorn

4th

4th

R. Lauder

3

2

J. Knight

3

12

6th

J. Knight

6th

6th

B. Gullbrandsson Sands

6th

10

4th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

8th

A. Buxton

w.

O.

V. Thomas

8th

A. Buxton

5

6th

6th

N. Felix

6th

7th

N. Felix

7th

4th

1

G. Hoahing

3

5

8th

A. Buxton

6th

6th

H. Cheadle

6th

6th

H. Cheadle

4th

3

Q

J. Quelch

1

1

H. Cheadle

6th

4th

6th

S. Waters

6th

13

S. Waters

2

6th

4th

J. Bee

3

11

8th

A. Buxton

6th

6th

L. Nichols

6th

6th

J. Staley Hoad

1

0

A. Baker

2

0

L. Nichols

3

6th

6th

H. Pascoe

6th

4th

6th

H. Pascoe

6th

4th

3

I. Wrede-Holm

4th

6th

1

L. Nichols

6th

3

3

J. Staley Hoad

7th

6th

7th

J. Staley Hoad

4th

6th

6th

A. McGuire

5

8th

5

J. Staley Hoad

6th

3

6th

Q

A. Gibb

13

6th

Q

A. Gibb

1

6th

3

LL

A. Price

11

4th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

P. Harrison

5

6th

6th

B. Knapp

7th

4th

3

P. Harrison

1

6th

F. ten Bosch

6th

6th

F. ten Bosch

6th

8th

Q

W. Morris

1

3

F. ten Bosch

4th

2

M. Carter

6th

6th

M. Carter

6th

6th

P. Panton

1

2

M. Carter

9

6th

M. Weiss

6th

3

7th

M. Weiss

7th

2

B. Walter

3

6th

5

M. Carter

3

3

R. Kaufmann

6th

6th

6th

D. Hard

6th

6th

B. Ruffin

2

1

R. Kaufmann

1

6th

3

A. Shilcock

6th

6th

A. Shilcock

6th

3

6th

J. Curry

1

2

A. Shilcock

0

4th

L. Brighton

7th

6th

D. Hard

6th

6th

B. Davidson

7th

L. Brighton

2

2

6th

D. Hard

6th

3

6th

6th

D. Hard

6th

6th

D. Seeney

1

6th

0

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

G. Bucaille

6th

5

6th

G. Woodgate

2

7th

4th

G. Bucaille

7th

2

1

J. Middleton

6th

8th

J. Middleton

5

6th

6th

D. Collier

0

6th

J. Middleton

2

4th

C. Mercelis

4th

9

6th

C. Mercelis

6th

6th

E. Vollmer

6th

7th

3

C. Mercelis

0

7th

8th

M. Boundy

6th

7th

M. Boundy

6th

5

6th

Q

S. Griffin

2

5

C. Mercelis

1

2

E. Broz

4th

6th

6th

Z. Körmöczy

6th

6th

N. Migliori

6th

1

2

E. Broz

2

4th

V. Koortzen

1

6th

6th

V. Koortzen

6th

6th

Q

R. Schuurman

6th

3

3

V. Koortzen

1

3

Z. Körmöczy

6th

6th

Z. Körmöczy

6th

6th

A. Bulleid

1

1

Z. Körmöczy

7th

6th

4th

A. Mortimer

6th

6th

4th

A. Mortimer

5

2

L. Luxton

0

2

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

V. White

6th

2

6th

Q

M. Craig-Smith

3

6th

4th

V. White

2

2

H. Redick-Smith

6th

6th

H. Redick-Smith

6th

6th

R. Davar

1

3

H. Redick-Smith

6th

2

3

7th

B. Penrose

4th

6th

6th

LL

F. Lemal

6th

6th

M. Govett

1

0

LL

F. Lemal

1

2

7th

B. Penrose

6th

6th

C. Ball

2

6th

3

7th

B. Penrose

6th

4th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

P. Ward

6th

3

6th

H. Brewer

4th

6th

8th

H. Brewer

6th

6th

E. Watson

4th

1

E. Watson

6th

6th

Q

S. Speight

2

3

H. Brewer

2

2

2

L. Brough

6th

6th

Q

S. Pool

2

6th

3

J. Morgan

6th

4th

6th

J. Morgan

0

0

2

L. Brough

6th

6th

R. Walsh

0

2

2

L. Brough

6th

6th

source

• J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. HarperCollins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 , p. 343.